Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 57, Number 290, Decatur, Adams County, 10 December 1959 — Page 4

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Education Needed In counting the first three precincts, in which originally 885 ballots for mayor had been counted, more than 142 more ballots have been disqualified because they could not be counted under the law. Voters must understand that there is only one legal mark that can be used—an X. c This X can have no spurs, no barbs, no other marks. No checks, or written words, can be counted under the law, which specifically prohibits other marks. The X should be small enough so that it does not touch the sides of the square or circle voted. If it goes outside of the lines of the square or circle, the ballot cannot be counted. If any voter ever makes a mistake on a ballot, he should immediately inform the election inspector that he has mutilated his ballot and request a new one. 55-The voter should not mark over his X in any way. If white space appears in the X, so that a series of lines, or a parallel line is formed, it cannot be counted. It is a shame that we keep young people between the ages of 18 and 21 from voting, when they pay taxes and serve in the armed forces, on the grounds that they “don’t know enough to vote,” and then discover that 15% of the voters can’t even make a legal X in a square or circle! The recount commission is doing a good job. the first precinct was a sort of “guinea pig,” used to establish rules for the rest of the precincts. Three precincts were counted the first day. Probably four or more can be counted today, and the commission may even finish up by Friday or Saturday morning. The court will be able to certify a winner based on” the recount. But the lawyers may take the case to the Indiana supreme court, arguing the various ballots. It used obe thpt an X was an X. But present law, made by the state legislature and by the courts, has established that there are legal X’s, and illegal X’s. An X isn’t an X if it is a series of lines, rather than just two lines crossing at any angle and any point. It is not an X if it has spurs or hooks on it, unless the voter was apparently infirm. Some voters even wrote the word “Yes” by each space. Some voted for two men for the same office, mutilating only that race. One started to make an X in one circle, then crossed over, and made an Xin the other circle. While he only had one line drawn in the first circle, still the ballot could not be counted—it had a distinguishing mark. Another drew a little picture in he circle he marked —and cancelled his whole vote. Voting is a precious heritage—it certainly should no be lost because we cannot mark an X on the ballot, should it?

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List Honor Pupils In Public Schools Honor students for the Decatur high school and eighth grade for ( the second six weeks of the first semester were announced today by Hugh J. Andrews, principal. There are 46 students on the high ( school roll and 22 on the eighth! grade list. The complete roll follows: High School i-A B ' Lois Gerke 5 Carolyn Steele 5 Julia Ellsworth 4 1 Candace Johnson 4 1 Katherine Bischoff 4 John Cowan 4 Joyce Daniels 4 Paul Feller 4 Dan Heller 4 Colleen Kelly 4 Ronald Kiess 4 Carol Norquest 4 Rita Norquest 4 Kathleen Smith 4 David Swickard 4 Marceda Whetstone 4 Karen Zimmerman 4 Monica Badenhop 3 2 Jean Conrad 3 2 Donna Corey 3 2 Bob Theobald 3 2 j I Alice Allwein 3 1 j Ronald August 3 1 i Judy Brodbeck 3 1 Cynthia Cravens 3 1 Roselyn Flora 3 1 Stewart Knodel 3 1 Alice Lillich 3 1 Tom Mclntosh 3 1 Alice Schroeder „ 3 1 j Mary Eichenauer 2 3; Janice Hemmstra 2 3 Mary Kocher 2 3 Kay Stoppenhagen ■*>, 2 3 Kay Wynn 2 3 ' Janice Allison 2 2 Thomas Grabill 2 2 Connie Kiess 2 2 Steven Marbach 2 2 Janet Miller 2 2' Thomas Sharp 2 2 Terje Strom 2 2 Dan Theobald 2 2 Mike Thieme 2 2 Loretta Wass 2 2 j Freela Webster 2 2 Eighth Grade A B Marilyn Knudsen 10 Margaret Kocher 19 Richard Doty 9 1 Ann Allwein .9 Tom Baxter , 9 Janet Fugate 8 1 John Beeler 7 3 J John Hall 6 3 j Gary Schultz 6 3 * t Jean Aeschliman 5 4 John Custer 5 4 Alan Kalver 5 4 Richard Ortiz 5 4 Judith Heare 4 5 Rita Spence 3 7 Jane Burk 3 6 mu - >l* voir J *3 ,i,i I mu, A dill : Dana's 7 famous spray colognes j TABU... brings out the temptress in you. | AMBUSH... for the all-powerful, helpless female. 20 CARATS... when you feel good as gold — or better. PLATINE... for the cool diamond collector. I EMIR... when you must be perfect —almost IAVENOER... for tweeds, not lace! DANITA.... just for the love of eaiety. SMITH Drug Co.

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